Version 1. Gayle Robinson, seventeen year old daughter of Samuel Robinson, disappeared from her home five days ago. Miss Robinson left no note, but she did take a suitcase and some clothing. According to her distraught parents, the girl had about twenty dollars when she left. Last night Mr. Robinson asked the police for assistance in finding his daughter. Mr. Robinson is a candidate for the City Council. He is scheduled to speak tonight at a Teenager in Politics meeting and expects to be there, indicating that while there was little he could do at the moment for daughter, there might be much he could do to inform other young adults of their political rights and responsibilities. Version 2. Last night several detectives talked to Samuel Robinson, a candidate for the City Council, about the sudden and strange disappearance of his seventeen year old daughter Gayle, who dropped out of sight five days ago. In her closet are dozens of skirts and designer jeans. The girl’s bank account was untouched; as was the "piggy bank," actually a Raggedy Ann, in which she has collected pennies and nickels since she was a little girl. Today the Robinson home is a restless, unhappy place. A friend of the missing girl whispered something about a quarrel between Gayle and her father. Gayle’s twelve year old brother Charles is lonely, and Mrs. Robinson’s eyes are red from crying. Mr. Robinson is scheduled to speak tonight at a political rally. When asked if he would keep the engagement, Mr. Robinson said emotionlessly, "Of course I’ll keep it." 1. What are the difference between the leads in these stories? 2. How do the choice of words differ in the two stories? 3. What facts are emphasized in each story? 4. What is the underlying apparent purpose in each story? 5. Rewrite the story as best you can to have no bias, follow the inverted pyramid format, and to stick to facts.

In the second part of the unit, the students serve as reporters in the

community and use the skills they learned and developed in actual experiences and situations outside the classroom. The approach and

organization within the classroom become individualized as students

select their own area of interest to pursue. This is an exciting and

interesting time as students begin to investigate, research, and write

their stories for a journalism class newspaper project. Students keep

a log of their leads and their activities, and a folder that contains

their tapes, photographs, notes, stories, and revisions.

Students share their experiences with each other as they offer suggestions and constructive criticism. This is the part of the unit that

is so motivating to the student-reporters. Their enthusiasm becomes

contagious and even those students who are timid and unsure become

caught up in the spirit of journalists who seek interesting, accurate,

and unusual stories.

The requirements for the project are quite specific and are included

in this booklet. Along with practices and procedures which proved

successful in this unit, suggestions for additional enrichment activities and problems students encountered are included.

Depending upon the structure in your school, this journalism curriculum

can be taught as a separate unit or a unit within the traditional

the curriculum at some point during the semester. Time as well as your

students' abilities will determine just how much of the curriculum you

do cover within your particular classroom situation.

- "d.)  describe the iroquois belief of how the earth was created. for the iroquois, there was no reason to explain the importance of rituals. also, as animists, they didn't need a special elaboration as to why animals are important or why they had a crucial role in the earth's creation. this is just an authentic myth that explains the creation of the earth. every culture has produced creation myths."